A11y_SQLAzureDataStudio_Extension_SchemaCompare_MenuBar_ScreenReader: Status message not announced for loading screen after selecting compare button.

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!A11yWCAG2.1; !A11yTCS; !SQL Azure Data Studio; !DesktopApp; !Win32; !MAS4.1.3; !Benchmark; !A11y_SQLAzureDataStudio; !A11ySev2; !NVDA; !JAWS;

Environment Details: Version: 1.16.0-insider Commit: 506c6a5 Date: 2020-02-17T05:43:18.399Z VS Code: 1.42.0 Electron: 7.1.11 Chrome: 78.0.3904.130 Node.js: 12.8.1 V8: 7.8.279.23-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363

Additional Details: MAS reference: MAS4.1.3 Screen Reader:NVDA(2019.3.1),JAWS

Repro Steps:

1. Launch Azure Data Studio application.
2. Connect to server with windows credentials.
3. Navigate to Extensions from left menu.
4. Search & install Schema Compare extension.
5. Navigate to Connections from left menu.
6. Expand the server connected in step 2.
7. Right click an on prem database and select Schema compare from Context menu.
8. Navigate till Select Source or Select Target & hit enter.
9. Provide all the details for Source & Target.
10. Navigate till Schema Compare Menu bar below Schema Compare tab.
11. Navigate to Compare menu option and press enter.
12. Check if status message is announced for all the updations happening on the screen.

Actual: Status message is not announced for the loading screen that appears after pressing enter on the compare option present in the menu bar.

Expected: Status message should be announced for the content that is loading on the screen by the screen reader.

User Impact: Screen reader users will not know that what is the current functionality being performed on the screen.

Recommendations: Refer below link which is repository of bug fixes code snippets: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/teams/msenable/mas/pages/browse-fixes.aspx

MAS Reference: MAS4.1.3: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/teams/msenable/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B684573A7-B089-4131-9B39-0009054125D3%7D&file=MAS%204.1.3%20%E2%80%93%20Status%20Messages.docx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&cid=b43968d9-ca1a-4396-b266-6e097ea541a9

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